Radioactive Waste
A series of radioactive objects have been found on the shoreline of Dalgety Bay since the 1990s. One found in 2011 measured 10 megabecquerels. The objects are believed to come from eroded landfill that contains debris from Second World War aircraft that originally had radium control dials. At 2012-04-25, MOD and SEPA agree Dalgety Bay plan An Estate and Environment.
In the past 22 years, more than 2,500 radioactive hotspots have been found on the Dalgety Bay foreshore, one-third of them since September 2011. As of 2012, the Ministry of Defence is conducting a 12 month investigation of the contamination to try and avoid Dalgety Bay "becoming the first place in the UK to be legally designated as radioactive contaminated land".
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